M 4.9 in Philippines on 18 Jul 2019 17:40 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1183824
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.4211 , 126.0036
Event Date: 18 Jul 2019 17:40 UTC
19 Jul 2019 01:40 Local
Exposed Population:
1950000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Jul 2019 18:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70004nax Scaled population (vector) 6.33  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.18  
  INFORM_normalised 0.89  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 104 | About casualties: 14 | Last hour: 0

'Kumpleto na tayo': In jest, Duterte prays for 'Big One' to happen nowMon, 22 Jul 2019 13:53:00 +0200.

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will pray that the so-called "Big One" will hit Congress while he is delivering his speech so as to give the country a "new day." The President, who asked the Congress to prioritize the p
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Philippines: NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 7 re Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake in ... Mon, 22 Jul 2019 04:35:00 +0200.

I. Situation Overview. On 13 July 2019, 4:42 AM, an earthquake occurred in Carrascas (Surigao del Sur) with the follwoing details. II. Effects. A. Affected Population. A total of 1,905 families/9,525 persons were affected in 40 Barangays in
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #5 on the Earthquake Incident in Carra ... Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:06:00 +0200.

Situation Overview. On July 13, 2019 at 4;42 AM, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted the municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur (09.32°N, 125.99°E - 007 km S 37° E) with a tectonic origin and a depth of focus of 4km. The earthquake was al
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Study: Parts of Marshall Islands have more radioactivity than Chernoby ... Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:16:00 +0200.

Marshall_Islands/iStock (NEW YORK) — Parts of the Marshall Islands where the U.S. government carried out nuclear testing are more contaminated with radioactive material than Chernobyl and Fukushima, a new study found. Researchers from Colum
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),